Ladies of the Road
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Ladies of the Road is a live album (2CD set) by the band King Crimson
, released in 2002.
The first disc consists of live recordings performed by the band's second active lineup (Robert Fripp, Boz Burrell, Mel Collins, Ian Wallace, Peter Sinfield) recorded in 1971 and 1972. The second disc consists of excerpts from performances of the song "21st Century Schizoid Man" recorded at the same time - these have been edited together to form a single 46-plus minute extended version of the song.
The album is compiled in part from King Crimson Collectors' Club albums - limited release live recordings of concert performances, studio sessions and radio sessions.
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
, released in 2002.
The first disc consists of live recordings performed by the band's second active lineup (Robert Fripp, Boz Burrell, Mel Collins, Ian Wallace, Peter Sinfield) recorded in 1971 and 1972. The second disc consists of excerpts from performances of the song "21st Century Schizoid Man" recorded at the same time - these have been edited together to form a single 46-plus minute extended version of the song.
The album is compiled in part from King Crimson Collectors' Club albums - limited release live recordings of concert performances, studio sessions and radio sessions.
Disc 1
- "Pictures of a City" (Robert FrippRobert FrippRobert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
, Peter SinfieldPeter SinfieldPeter John Sinfield is an English poet, lyricist and artist, most famously known as the lyricist and co-founding member of early incarnations of King Crimson, whose debut album In the Court of the Crimson King has been regarded as one of the most influential progressive rock albums ever...
) - 8:46- From the album Live at Summit Studios
- "The Letters" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 4:42
- From the album Live at Plymouth Guildhall
- "Formentera Lady" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 6:41
- Abridged, from the album Live in Detroit, MILive in Detroit, MILive in Detroit, MI is a live album by the band King Crimson, released through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in October 2001.*Recorded at the Eastown Theatre, Detroit, USA, November 13, 1971...
- Abridged, from the album Live in Detroit, MI
- "The Sailor's Tale" (Fripp) - 5:43
- Abridged, from the album Live in Detroit, MILive in Detroit, MILive in Detroit, MI is a live album by the band King Crimson, released through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in October 2001.*Recorded at the Eastown Theatre, Detroit, USA, November 13, 1971...
- Abridged, from the album Live in Detroit, MI
- "Cirkus" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 7:58
- From the album Live in Detroit, MILive in Detroit, MILive in Detroit, MI is a live album by the band King Crimson, released through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in October 2001.*Recorded at the Eastown Theatre, Detroit, USA, November 13, 1971...
- From the album Live in Detroit, MI
- "Groon" (Fripp) - 6:52
- Abridged, from the album Live at Summit Studios
- "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan LeitchDonovanDonovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
) - 8:33- From the album Live at Plymouth Guildhall
- "21st Century Schizoid Man21st Century Schizoid Man"21st Century Schizoid Man" is a song by progressive rock band King Crimson from their debut album In the Court of the Crimson King.-Personnel:* Greg Lake – Vocals, bass guitar* Ian McDonald – saxophone* Robert Fripp – guitars* Michael Giles – drums...
" (Fripp, Michael GilesMichael GilesMichael Giles is an English drummer, best known as a co-founder of King Crimson in 1969...
, Greg LakeGreg LakeGregory Stuart "Greg" Lake is an English musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a vocalist and bassist of King Crimson, and the bassist, guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist of Emerson, Lake & Palmer.-1960s: King Crimson:...
, Ian McDonaldIan McDonald (musician)Ian McDonald is an English multi-instrumental musician, best known as a founding member of progressive rock group King Crimson, formed in 1969, and of the hard rock band Foreigner in 1976. He is well-known as a rock session musician, predominantly as a saxophonist...
, Sinfield) - 8:57- From the album Live at Summit Studios
- "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) - 0:48
- From the album Live in Detroit, MILive in Detroit, MILive in Detroit, MI is a live album by the band King Crimson, released through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in October 2001.*Recorded at the Eastown Theatre, Detroit, USA, November 13, 1971...
- From the album Live in Detroit, MI
Disc 2
- "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) - 1:44
- Baseball Park, Jacksonville - February 26, 1972
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 1) (Boz BurrellBoz BurrellRaymond "Boz" Burrell was an English musician. Originally a vocalist, Burrell is best known for his bass playing and work with the rock bands King Crimson and Bad Company.-Career:...
, Mel CollinsMel CollinsMel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
, Fripp, Ian WallaceIan Wallace (drummer)Ian Russell Wallace was a rock and jazz drummer, most visible as a member of progressive rock band, King Crimson from 1971 to 1972; but known best in the musical community with his contributions as a session musician on his drum kit.-Early years:Wallace formed his first band, The Jaguars, at...
) - 4:46- Baseball Park, Jacksonville - February 26, 1972
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 2) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 3:12
- Sound Track, Denver - March 14, 1972
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 3) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 5:15
- Kemp Coliseum, Orlando - February 27, 1972
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 4) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 6:22
- Armoury, Wilmington - February 11, 1972 (Late Show)
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 5) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 3:56
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 6) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 5:13
- Grande Ballroom, Detroit - February 17, 1972
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 7) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 3:18
- Armoury, Wilmington - February 11, 1972 (Early Show)
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 8) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 5:01
- Sound Track, Denver - March 13, 1972
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 9) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 3:23
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 10) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 4:56
- "Schizoid Men" (edit 11) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 5:42
Personnel
- Robert FrippRobert FrippRobert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, mellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music... - Boz BurrellBoz BurrellRaymond "Boz" Burrell was an English musician. Originally a vocalist, Burrell is best known for his bass playing and work with the rock bands King Crimson and Bad Company.-Career:...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Mel CollinsMel CollinsMel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
- saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, mellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music... - Ian WallaceIan Wallace (drummer)Ian Russell Wallace was a rock and jazz drummer, most visible as a member of progressive rock band, King Crimson from 1971 to 1972; but known best in the musical community with his contributions as a session musician on his drum kit.-Early years:Wallace formed his first band, The Jaguars, at...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Peter SinfieldPeter SinfieldPeter John Sinfield is an English poet, lyricist and artist, most famously known as the lyricist and co-founding member of early incarnations of King Crimson, whose debut album In the Court of the Crimson King has been regarded as one of the most influential progressive rock albums ever...
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